Difference between revisions of "Stent"

Revision as of 11:31, 8 April 2019

A diagram showing a stent being inserted and expanded in a narrowed artery.

A stent is a tube which can be placed in a blood vessel to widen it for blood to pass through.

A stent is used when a blood vessel becomes blocked.

A surgery can be performed to put the stent into a narrow blood vessel and expand the diameter of the stent to widen the passage for blood.

Stents are usually used for people with Coronary Heart Disease where there Coronary Arteries have become blocked by Cholesterol Plaques.

If a stent is not used when it is needed then a Coronary Artery can become blocked and starve the heart muscles of oxygen, causing a heart attack.

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 : A [[surgery]] can be performed to put the [[stent]] into a narrow [[Blood Vessel|blood vessel]] and expand the [[diameter]] of the [[stent]] to widen the passage for [[blood]].
 : [[Stent]]s are usually used for people with [[Coronary Heart Disease]] where there [[Coronary Arteries]] have become blocked by [[Cholesterol Plaque]]s.
-: If a [[stent]] is not used when it is needed then a [[Coronary Artery]] can become blocked and starve the [[Heart Muscle|heart muscles]] of [[oxygen]], causing a [[Cardiac Arrest|heart attack]].
+: If a [[stent]] is not used when it is needed then a [[Coronary Artery]] can become blocked and starve the [[heart]] [[muscle]]s of [[oxygen]], causing a [[Cardiac Arrest|heart attack]].